brainwashes

present tense third-person singular of brainwash

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Verb
  • Tormented by visions of the Grabber and her deceased mother, Gwen convinces Finney to join her at a Christian youth camp where their mom once worked.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
  • In the finale, Kate ultimately convinces Trowbridge to pour cement over the Russian sub.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The poet titillates, commands by images—and only thus persuades.
    Elaine L. Wang September 11, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Cherry persuades Harriet to publicly expose Laura, to talk to journalists and manufacture a viral story.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By replicating the visual fidelity of reality, retina E-paper brings science closer to creating virtual worlds that the human eye cannot distinguish from the real one.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The process brings hemp fibers down to 35 millimeters so it can be spun in a blend on existing cotton spinning systems.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Watch this video to learn about the legend that still attracts visitors from all over the world.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The comments caused an uproar in San Francisco, where Benioff, 61, held his firm’s Dreamforce event this week, which attracts tens of thousands of Salesforce employees and customers.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Chilton sells his fanzines on Sir Matt Busby Way, above the Bridgewater Canal.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The brand also sells colorful heel straps that provide a more secure fit.
    Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With showy wine-red blossoms that perfume the garden with the distinctive aromas of chocolate and vanilla from mid-summer through fall, chocolate cosmos entices butterflies and curious gardeners alike.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The structure is illustrated below, with one player positioned on the byline and another level with the penalty area to form a triangle that entices opponents out to defend.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Gaining traction among environmental advocates, mechanochemistry induces chemical reactions through basic mechanical energy instead of energy-intensive heat sources.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Perhaps the use of photographs induces a nostalgia for an imagined time before photography existed?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, some data suggests magnesium influences several pathways in your body that are responsible for lowering circulating volume (the total amount of blood within the circulatory system).
    Laura Schober, Health, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Then there’s also immigration that influences the accent — like, South Philly’s a little different because there are more Italians there.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Brainwashes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/brainwashes. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.

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